Differentiating Bipolar Disorder–Not Otherwise Specified and Severe Mood Dysregulation
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryPublished 4 April 2013Open access
Kenneth E. Towbin, David Axelson, Ellen Leibenluft, Boris Birmaher
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Pressing research needs include identifying effective treatments for these phenotypes, ascertaining biomarkers that predict conversion from BP-NOS to BD, elucidating associations between SMD and other disorders, and defining the neural circuitry mediating each condition.
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Pressing research needs include identifying effective treatments for these phenotypes, ascertaining biomarkers that predict conversion from BP-NOS to BD, elucidating associations between SMD and other disorders, and defining the neural circuitry mediating each condition.
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